Neckwear.



Patented July 23, W18.

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G. W. MILLS. in.

NECKWEAR.

APPLfcATmN FILED MAH, 1a. 1915.

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G. W. MRLLS, In.

NECKWEAR APPLICATIUN man mAn.1e.1915.

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GEORGE W; MILLS, JR., OF JBBJOKLYN, NEW TURF.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 18, 1915. Serial No. 15,179.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. Mints, Jr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of N ew York, have invented vcertain new anduseful Tmprovements in Neckwear, of which the following is a specification;

My invention relates to neckwear of the type wherein the wearer forms the bow oi` knot, such as is commonly known as fourin-hands, bow-ties, ascots, etc., andpai'ticularly of that specific type wherein the `tie is made by cutting the goods from the piece `and folding to form the iieckwear. The

object of my inventionis to provide neckwear in which the material of the `cover fabric does not extend all the way across the underside or inner face of the tie, andin which a suitablematerial is used on the inner face `or underside of the tie in place of the cover fabric. ln other words, T provide a form of lined neckwear. Y

My invention alsoy provides for neckwear `in which the intermediate portion or the neuckband portion, in whole or in part, is `of the minimum thicknessf-that is, it is as thin `as it is possible to `make it without inutilating or destroying the appearance of the tie. 1 T also provide meansforpreventing the displacement of the interlining within the neckwear, and also providemeans for reinforcing the neckwear `tljiroughout its length, which is particularly of advantage when the cover fabric is cut on the bias.` My improved iieckwear in the preferred formis economical` to z manufacture, while affording all the advantages referred to above.

In the drawings in which like letters refer to like parts,

Figure l is a view of the inner face of la completed necktie;

F ig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken through Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 3--3, Fig. l;

Fig. t is a cross-section on line L -2f, Fig. l;

rigs. 5, e, 7, e and 9 Show modifications of my invention, Fig. 5 showing several parts of a necktie assembled; Fig. 6 showing the inner face of one form of my invention;

` Fig. 8 showing another modification of which Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section on the line 6 6, and Fig. 9 being a cross-section of Fig. 8 on the line 4 4.; and

Fig. l0 is a cross-section line 5-5.

ln the drawings, the preferred form of my invention shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, A.. represents the cover fabric which is cut from pieces attached to each other, as is commonly done in the manufacture of neckwear. D-D shown in Fig. 2 are intei'linings of canton flannel or suitable material, which T prefer to make independent of each other,

` and place in the tying ends only. The ends of the interlinings are shown in Fig. 1 by the dotted lines DwD.

J is a reinforcing lining material which extends throughout the length of the neckband and substantially the length of the tying ends. This reinforcing lining il" also serves for the back or underside of the necktie covering or bridging over the space between the edges of the :folded cover fabric A., as shown in Figs. 3 and 4t. ln the preferred form of my invention T prefer to make this of a ribbon or ribbon-like material in which the longitudinal edges are so of Fig. 8 on the i Vpiece goods and may be made of several finished that they need not be folded under" i as would be the case with piece goods. This use of ribbon or ribbon-like material with lselvage edges gives a lining reinforcing material of great strength and enables the saine to be sewed down upon the cover fabric` without folding the edges under thereby obviating the necessity of increasing the thickness along the edges. By using this reinforcing lining strip il, l am enabled to save a considerable portion of the cover fabric A,

which is, of course, the most expensive material used in the manufacture of iieckwear,

as it is not necessary to haveany material under the reinforcing lining strip il.

The reinforcing lining J, I prefer to have Y the cover fabric, the edge of the cover fabric which is folded over, and the longitudinal edge of the reinforcing lining J'. Ait the ends the stitches M extend cross-wise of the neckwear, as shown in Fig. 1, so as to engage with the inner ends of the interlining D. This is clearly shown in Fig. l where D represents the inner end of the interlinings, and the stitches M are shown beyond which may, if desired, pass through the re- Y inforcing lining J the edges of the cover fabric Ai, and a engage. with the interlining D, as shown in Fig. 3.

In addition, I also provide rows of stitches E-E which I prefer to have eX- tend along near the edges of the tying ends, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, which stitches engage with the inner face of the cover fabric near the edgesand also engage with the edges of the interlining so as to hold the interlining against displacement, while,.at the same time, assisting to reinforce the cover fabric, which is particularly advantageous when the cover fabric is cut on .the bias. The nearer the edge of the inner face the rows of stitches E-E are placed the greater `the reinforcement of the cover material.

I have found that the rows of stitches E-E can be placed upon the inner face of the tie after the tie is all assembled, as

vshown in Fig. l, bv using what is known as a blind stitching machine. In fact all of the rows of stitches L-k-Ii and E-.E may be made in the manufacture of my neckwear by this blind stitching machine, and the rows of stitches M also could be made thatway when it is desired only to have the, stitches pass through the reinforcing lining J and the folded edges of the cover fabric, but for `the purposes of strength I prefer to have the stitches M made with the ordinary machine, .in which the stitches pass through the'plies in the neckband, and preferably a lock-stitch machine.

In a necktie made as shown in Figs. l, 2, 3` and et, and described above, it will be noted that the fabric of the cover material A when.y cut on the bias is reinforced throughout its length bythe reinforcing lin Ying J, kwhich is cut on the straight, and

preferably of a ribbon, or ribbon-like material having longitudinal selvage edges. It will also be noted that theneckband is of the minimum thiekness-that is, it is as thinas it can be made without destroying the appearance of the neckwear. The onter face of neckwearA manufactured as shown and described above will have the same appearance as the ordinary neckwear on the market, and will be `adapted for wearing with the two-fold collar, or with the ordinary stand-up collar. In this necktie, when being tied or adjusted, the strain will all be. carried by the reinforcing lining J, and will `be assisted by the interlining D,

through the medium of the stitches E-E. vThe. neckbandV being very thinonly two plies of material-.will slide back and. forth between the plies of a two-ply collar. Such terial.

a tie is economical to manufacture because it dispenses with the thin bridge piece in the neckband, suchas is shown in Fig. 5. It dispenses with the assembling of an interlining, such as shown in Fig. 5. It saves a substantial amount of the expensive cover fabric-by reason of the fact that it is not necessary to have the cover fabric entend clear acrossthe inner face of the tie, and then folded under where the two edges meet, as is the ordinary way of manufacturing neckwear of the iiowing-end type; or of the folded type of tie without the flowing ends.

Practically all of the rows of stitches can be done on amachine, whereas, heretofore it has been usual to have blind stitches lnade by hand in this art, and this tie has all of the advantages described in the forepart of this specification.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a modification of my invention in which the rein`- forcing lining J is cut from piece goods and stitched to the cover fabric, preferably by turning the fabrics, stitching them on the wrong side, and then turning them and placing the stitching E-E longitudinally. of the neckwear, as described above. This stitching engages with the reinforcing lin ing J and withthe interlining, and the two outer .rows of stitches'E-E engage with the edge of the folded cover fabric A and the interlinings D-D.

I have shown in Fig. 5 the interlinings D.-D connected with a bridge B by the f rows of stitches GwG. This is the ordinary interlining in use in this art, and while I have shown it forillustrative purposes, I prefer not to use the strippB as it is unnecessary when the reinforcing lining strip J,

, which extends throughout the neckband and the tying ends ofthe neckwear and carries substantially all of the strain, is used. In this form of neckwear it `will be noted that the reinforcing lining J cut on the straight is wider in the tying endsthan in the intermediate portion. If desired, of course, it could be made the same width throughout, but the wider it is in the tying ends, the more cover fabric A may be saved.

This construction is, of course, suitable to the flowing-end necktie shown in Fig. l, as

well as the form of necktieshown in Fig. (i. In Fig. 8, I have shown a form of nccltie substantially the same as Fig. 6, except that vthe cover fabric is folded over the inner face of the intermediate portion so that boththe inner and outer faces of the intermediate portion of the necktie are of the same ina- In this form of necktie the reinforcing lining strip J performs thefunction of a lining on the inner face of the tying ends and an interlining in the neckband.

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 8. Fig. 9 shows a cross-section llO of the tying ends of neckWear made as shown in Fig. 8; and Fig. l0 shows a cross-section of the neckband portion, showing how the cover fabric forms both the inner and outer i faces of the tying ends.

It will be noted that in none of the neckties inade in accordance with my invention is there any seam intermediate the tying edges of the necltie made by bringing the folded portions of the cover fabric A together so as to forln the seam.

In making neclrwear containing my invention I prefer to have the reinforcing lining always cut on the straight if cut from piece goods, or, as in the preferred form, made from a ribbon-like material having selvage longitudinal edges so that the reinforcing lining J is practically unstretchable, and yet carry all of the strain put upon the neclitie without permitting the cover fabric, particularly when cut on the bias, to stretch.

I-Iaving described niy invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Ijatent is In a necktie having a neckband and two 'tying ends, a bias-cut cover fabric forming the outer face of the tying ends, the edges of the cover fabric being folded back and being spaced apart for substantially the length of a tying end, an interlining for a tying end, a straight-cut lining for a portion of the inner face of the tie, stitches securing said lining to said interlining substantially throughout the length of said lining, the said edges of said cover fabric being positioned between the edges of said interlining and said lining and additional stitches securing said lining to said edges of said cover fabric, said lining bridging the space between said edges and holding said interlinin in place.

In testimony whereof I have signed lny naine to this specification.

GEU. W. MILLS, JR.

Hopfen of titula patent may be obtained. ller ave senta each, by adreaaina the tomintaaloner at Matmata Waahinmtaa, mi IEW 

